Church of St Michael, Breinton
Description: Church of St Michael
Grade: II
Date Listed: 26 January 1967
English Heritage Building ID: 154187
OS Grid Reference: SO4735239527
OS Grid Coordinates: 347352, 239527
Latitude/Longitude: 52.0516, -2.7692
Location: Breinton, County of Herefordshire HR4 7PG
Locality: Breinton
Local Authority: County of Herefordshire
County: Herefordshire
Country: England
Postcode: HR4 7PG
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Listing Text
BREINTON CP -
SO 43 NE
7/1 Church of St Michael
26.1.67
GV II
Parish church. C12 core almost entirely rebuilt and enlarged by P. R Kempson
1866 - 70. Coursed and squared sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings, slate
roofs. Nave with bell turret, north aisle and south porch, chancel with north
vestry. Nave: west rectangular bell turret with short octagonal broach spirelet.
South front: paired trefoil-headed lights to left and group of three similar
lights to right of gabled south porch; trefoil in roundel to both returns of
porch. Three pairs of similar trefoil-headed lights to north aisle, vestigial
remains of C12 semi-circular headed doorway to west end and re-set semi-circular
headed light above. Chancel: two trefoiled ogee-headed lights to south; east
window with three trefoiled ogee-headed lights. Contemporary late C19 interior;
plain chancel arch and four-bay arcade to north aisle, stained glass in north
aisle windows by Powell, 1874. Monuments: Rudhall Booth memorial 1685
wall tablet, painted wood with arms, rustic lettering. (BoE, p 84; RCHM Vol II,
p 26). - -
Listing NGR: SO4735239527
Source: English Heritage
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